ooc: Sorry...been a busy few days.  and I know that the ball is actually work and we'll be doing stuff there, but this scene just popped into my head so I had to share it.  Consider it on hold :)

Thris and Poppy strolled arm in arm back to their rooms, singing various songs, mostly in elvish for the shear beauty of the language.  Not that Thris had much of a singing voice but, still, it was a fun to do.  And it was also fun to relax for a while, as much as he would ever let himself relax during this war.

"Did you see that half-orc's face when you turned her down?" Thris laughed at the memory.  "I've never seen a half-orc blush before! I didn't even know it was possible!"  He laughed some more at the memory.  "Though I rather think you've got more than a chance with that elvish lass, the merchant's daughter, though he looked none too pleased at her interest...didn't sound too pleased either."  Thris' voice took on a deeper timbre as he mimicked the pompous ass of merchant, "Come along, Felicialla.  You can do better than a popinjay dressed like...that."  He guffawed again.  "Oh, my, the stories we have to tell!"  

(Did you just.... timeskip the ball? I mean, uh, yeah sure go ahead but now we’re timeskipping back soooooooo......)

As you walk back into the base after clothes shopping, you find Jaxonn and Freir sitting in the seats by a fireplace near the wall. As you walk up to them, they turn from where they were playing some sort of model game and, well, gawk. 

“Wow. You, ah, look, very, nice?” Jaxonn says tentatively, obviously surprised more than anything of your flamboyant outfits. “Freir and I are just wearing matching suits, and now I feel kinda like we’re gonna be underdressed.” Freir, while Jaxonn is talking, is walking around you, looking at your outfits.

“People will most definitely notice you.” Freir says in his high voice. “And the colors definitely complement your natural pigmentation. I applaud your fashion sense!” He says, still examining your clothes.

As you go to respond, you hear the main doors open, then two familiar voices burst out laughing a few seconds later. You recognize them as Kaitlin and Ro behind you, and they walk over to you, still chuckling. “Oh, moons, are you guys actually wearing that stuff?” Ro asks, followed by a solid thump and an “Ow.” From Ro. As you turn around to face them, you see that Kaitlin had elbowed Ro, who dropped the bags she was carrying, and was now facing you.

“I think you two look lovely, if a bit eccentric.” Kaitlin says.

Thris bows.  "Thank you, Kaitlin.  You and Ro look as lovely as ever.  If we are eccentric, it was only from our zeal to try, however futile the attempt, to approach the magnificence of the beauty of you both."  Thris straightens from his bow, a wide, but genuine, smile on his face.

“Blech, your all gross.” Ro says. “We don’t even leave until tomorrow, so change out of those clothes, if you could even call them that.” She finishes, walking past you towards the barracks. 

Kaitlin just shrugs with a smug look on her face and sits down next to you guys. “So how was shopping?” She asks brightly

Prancing to Jaxonn and Freir, giving them a quick kiss on the top of their heads. "You two are dashing, just trust that when we go in, we will have all the attention. Makes doing what we have planned easier, trust me when I say I know how to keep people's attention. Just if things go south, tell me and I will make a scene that will never be forgotten."

Looking at Ro and Kaitlin as they come in and poses for them, showing his outfit and his own assets."I also got some nice glitter makeup to add to this, not the first or last time I wear makeup. You would be surprised the crazy schemes I have done, most didn't work but that isn't important. Thris was a gentleman, he only ogled me a little bit and didn't touch. Quite the impressive strength of will. But I got you and Kitten something." Pulling out two simple necklaces, each a half of a broken heart that made a whole hearr when together. "I saw this and knew you two would look great with them." 

(Aw wait thats really sweet. Also did you just... kiss. The npcs? I mean yeah.) 

"Awww, that's so sweet. I'll wear it all the time." Kaitlin says. And looking over to Ro, who was walking back after putting down the clothes bags they had gotten while shopping. "And if I'm wearing it that means she'll have to wear it all the time." Kaitlin finishes

(Treat all things and people with kindness and affection. It is how Poppy lives and what causes him endless problems.)

(I know, but still it actually warmed my heart even if it was in character, I started out thinking y’all where gonna hate my npcs)

(Nah, they aren't hated. But I am positive you will make a few we will, especially that black magic mind messing ass.)

(Well yeah but your sposed to hate them)

(My players absolutely hate one of their biggest helpers, because I made them a arrogant, creepy *******.)

(Oh then you might really hate that Pheonix Fire dude your bout to meet..... I have them very well planned....)

(Bring it on! Poppy will bed it or bury it! He should have been a Bard, but that would have been too easy.) 

(I mean........... I..... I guess.......,,.....)

Thris watched as Poppy presented the women with a gift.  "Are we ready, then? Shall we proceed to the ball?" he asked.

after a day of discussing decorum and tradition for the ball, with no small amount of poking fun at your outfits, and a good nights sleep, it is finally time to go to the ball to meet this mysterious “Pheonix Fire” crime boss. As you gather by the teleporty thingy (as you have learned Jaxonn dubbed it) the group looks, well, stunning. Jaxonn and Freir are wearing matching navy blue suits, which somehow Jaxonn’s geometric robotic arm doesn’t look bad in, and Ro is wearing a dark red suit that matches Kaitlin’s brighter red dress.

”Everyone ready to go to the most pretentious and stuck up event, like, ever?” Ro asks as you gather onto the circle.

(Hey would y’all be ok if we had a new player)

Thris looks at Poppy then back at Ro.  "How can you ask that after seeing our outfits?  Of course we are ready!"

ooc: as for a new player, sure, as long as we see some regular posting.

(They likely will, and if they don’t I will talk to them about it)

"You should be asking if this pretentious and stuck up event, is ready for us! I mean look at me, I am absolutely gorgeous. Oh, I guess you all look good as well. I admit I might have made my outfit a bit too subtle but that's just who I am." Laughing at his joke, knowing he was by far the most flamboyant of them all.

(I would love a new vic... Friend.)